# astronauta
## Asturian
### Noun

astronauta m or f (plural astronautes)
* astronaut (member of the crew of a spaceship or other spacecraft, or someone trained for that purpose)

## Catalan
### Etymology

From astro- +‎ -nauta.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [əs.tɾuˈnaw.tə]
* IPA: (Balearic) [əs.tɾoˈnaw.tə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [as.tɾoˈnaw.ta]

### Noun

astronauta m or f by sense (plural astronautes)
* astronaut (member of the crew of a spaceship or other spacecraft, or someone trained for that purpose)
    Synonym: cosmonauta

#### Related terms

* astronàutic

### Further reading

* “astronauta” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
* “astronauta” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “astronauta”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “astronauta” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Galician
### Etymology

By surface analysis, astro- +‎ -nauta.

### Pronunciation

* Audio (Galicia):(file)

### Noun

astronauta m or f by sense (plural astronautas)
* astronaut, spaceman

## Italian
### Etymology

From astro- +‎ -nauta.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /a.stroˈnaw.ta/
* Rhymes: -awta
* Hyphenation: a‧stro‧nàu‧ta

### Noun

astronauta m or f by sense (masculine plural astronauti, feminine plural astronaute)
* astronaut
    Synonym: cosmonauta

#### Related terms

* astronautica
* astronautico
* astronave

### Further reading

* astronauta in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
* astronauta in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
* astronauta in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
* astronàuta in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
* astronàuta in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

## Polish
### Etymology

From astro- +‎ -nauta. First attested in 1907, but in common usage only as of 1947.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /as.trɔˈnaw.ta/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -awta
* Syllabification: as‧tro‧nau‧ta

### Noun

astronauta m pers (female equivalent astronautka)
* astronaut, cosmonaut; spacewoman
    Synonym: kosmonauta

#### Derived terms

* astronautyczny
* astronautyka

### References

* ↑ astronauta in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

### Further reading

* astronauta in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* astronauta in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From astro- +‎ -nauta or French astronaute.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /as.tɾoˈnaw.tɐ/ [as.tɾoˈnaʊ̯.tɐ], /ˌas.tɾoˈnaw.tɐ/ [ˌas.tɾoˈnaʊ̯.tɐ]
* (Brazil) IPA: /as.tɾoˈnaw.tɐ/ [as.tɾoˈnaʊ̯.tɐ], /ˌas.tɾoˈnaw.tɐ/ [ˌas.tɾoˈnaʊ̯.tɐ]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /aʃ.tɾoˈnaw.tɐ/ [aʃ.tɾoˈnaʊ̯.tɐ], /ˌaʃ.tɾoˈnaw.tɐ/ [ˌaʃ.tɾoˈnaʊ̯.tɐ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /as.tɾoˈnaw.ta/ [as.tɾoˈnaʊ̯.ta], /ˌas.tɾoˈnaw.ta/ [ˌas.tɾoˈnaʊ̯.ta]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐʃ.tɾɔˈnaw.tɐ/, /ˌaʃ.tɾɔˈnaw.tɐ/
* Rhymes: -awtɐ
* Hyphenation: as‧tro‧nau‧ta

### Noun

astronauta m or f by sense (plural astronautas)
* astronaut (member of the crew of a spaceship or other spacecraft, or someone trained for that purpose)

#### Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:astronauta.

#### Related terms

* astronáutica
* astronáutico
* parastronauta

### Further reading

* “astronauta”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
* “astronauta”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
* “astronauta”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “astronauta”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
* “astronauta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

From astro- +‎ -nauta or English astronaut.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /astɾoˈnauta/ [as.t̪ɾoˈnau̯.t̪a]
* Rhymes: -auta
* Syllabification: as‧tro‧nau‧ta

### Noun

astronauta m or f by sense (plural astronautas)
* astronaut, spaceman
    Synonym: cosmonauta

#### Related terms

* astronáutica
* astronáutico

### Further reading

* “astronauta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10